The city has budgeted $35,000 for the November election, and must still hold an election in District 4 where incumbent John Timmer is challenged by Gilda Gularte. According to a staff report, “not holding the election in District 2 would result in some savings in an amount yet to be determined.”

A lifelong Inland resident, Jennifer Iyer started working in journalism at The Press-Enterprise in 2000. She has written (and shot photos for) stories on wildflowers, camping with a dog, and many community events, and as a videographer covered wildfires and war games to blimp rides and camel racing from Temecula to Big Bear Lake, Twentynine Palms to Jurupa Valley.